Australia’s social media ban is a planned minimum age requirement (set between 14 and 16 years old) restricting children from using social media platforms. The country’s government argues that this change will help minimize social media’s negative impacts on the physical and mental health of a sensitive age group — young social media users.
This ban isn’t valid yet, as Australia’s government announced that its government would first conduct an age verification trial before officially introducing the age limit law. This isn’t a new concept, as countries like the US or the UK have also explored similar initiatives to control how children engage with online content.